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There is a folk-tale about a shoemaker and his wife who were so poor that they had to send their many children out into the world to make a living. The lads went through many a perilous adventure but came home in the end, unscathed, to help their mother. They had always remembered their mother's advice and wise words; they often quoted them when they were in trouble, and in fact they recognized one another by them in foreign lands. The countless peoples of the world may be looked upon as so manyThere is a folk-tale about a shoemaker and his wife who were so poor that they had to send their many children out into the world to make a living. The lads went through many a perilous adventure but came home in the end, unscathed, to help their mother. They had always remembered their mother's advice and wise words; they often quoted them when they were in trouble, and in fact they recognized one another by them in foreign lands.
The countless peoples of the world may be looked upon as so many children sent out into the world. They have gone through many adventures and hardships. They have drifted apart and fallen out with one another, on many occasions. They have failed to realize soon enough that they are brothers.
But now it seems that they are beginning to realize this -- at least to the extent that they are able to get acquainted with each other's fundamental natures -- through their stories and songs....more
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Gyula Illyes,
Once Upon a Time: Forty Hungarian Folk-Tales

For the Global Progeny of the Calabrian Diaspora and All with interest in learning, sharing, and…more

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For the Global Progeny of the Calabrian Diaspora and All with interest in learning, sharing, and preserving the dialects, folklore, histories, and literature of or concerning the Calabrese, and Calabria.

The 43rd Annual Mythopoeic Conference (Mythcon 43) will be held in Berkeley, CA, from August 3-6…more

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The 43rd Annual Mythopoeic Conference (Mythcon 43) will be held in Berkeley, CA, from August 3-6, 2012. The conference theme is “Across the Continents: Myths and legends from Europe and Asia meet and mingle” and our guests of honor are Malinda Lo (Author) and G. Ronald Murphy, SJ (Scholar). We offer a venue to discuss the publications from our guests of honor, as well as books written by the Inklings (Tolkien, Lewis, Williams, et al), general myth and fantasy studies, and anything related to the conference theme and events. Everyone is welcome to join in!